{"id":509,"date":"2020-09-24T21:07:33","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T21:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/thompson-odyssey\/?page_id=509"},"modified":"2025-10-09T04:32:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T04:32:48","slug":"program-info","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/thompson-odyssey\/program-info\/","title":{"rendered":"Program Info"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Program Information Evening<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Thursday, October 23, 2025, from 6 PM to 7 PM in the school auditorium<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Guests will be welcomed through the main entrance of the school.\u00a0 It is not encouraged to enter through other school-side building entrances as hallway doors may be locked.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/thompson-odyssey\/files\/2025\/10\/2025-Odyssey-Info-Night-Brochure.pdf\">2025-Odyssey-Info-Night-Brochure<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ead-preview\"><div 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src=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/thompson-odyssey\/files\/2023\/09\/ody-night-2-2023-e1698942685396.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/thompson-odyssey\/files\/2023\/09\/ody-night-2-2023-e1698942685396.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/thompson-odyssey\/files\/2023\/09\/ody-night-2-2023-e1698942685396-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/thompson-odyssey\/files\/2023\/09\/ody-night-2-2023-e1698942685396-768x286.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1870\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Odyssey grade 8s to 12s volunteering on Parent and Student Info Night<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1871\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1871\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1871 size-full\" 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it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Selection Process<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After submission of the completed application package to DT, students will write a student assessment test on January 9, 2026 from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM in the school cafeteria. \u00a0The results from the application package, the assessment test, and the grade 7 report card will be reviewed.\u00a0 Selected students will be invited to the student interviews on January 26th, 2026,\u00a0 from 8:30 AM to 12 PM.\u00a0 Only the successful applicants will be notified during the first round offers and\/or second offers by email.<\/p>\n<p>Any student who wishes to enter the program during their grade 8th year or later should contact the Odyssey AP Program Coordinator to inquire if space is available. Selection will be based on student records and the results from a variety of testing instruments. A committee of representative teachers will review applications and determine the successful candidates.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Program Information Evening Thursday, October 23, 2025, from 6 PM to 7 PM in the school auditorium Guests will be welcomed through the main entrance of the school.\u00a0 It is not encouraged to enter through other school-side building entrances as hallway doors may be locked. 2025-Odyssey-Info-Night-Brochure &nbsp; The website contains dates, application procedures, students\u2019 &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/thompson-odyssey\/program-info\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Program Info&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-509","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/thompson-odyssey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/thompson-odyssey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/thompson-odyssey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/thompson-odyssey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/thompson-odyssey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=509"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/thompson-odyssey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/509\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2220,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/thompson-odyssey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/509\/revisions\/2220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/thompson-odyssey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}